Special lining for shoes forming prescription pockets



Feb. 3, 1948. f R. E. KNowLrisI SPECIAL LINING FOR SHOES FORMING PRESCBPTION POCKETS Filed Jan. 29, 1945 I NVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 3, 1948 SPECIAL LINING FOR SHOES FORMING PRESCRIPTION POCKETS Richard E. Knowles, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to W. B. Coon Company, Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application January 29, 1945, Serial No.575,068

2 Claims. (Cl. Sii-8.5)

Some shoes are made specially for supporting the arch of the foot and other shoes are made without any special arch support other than the standard construction of the shoe. It is sometimes desirable to change the shape of the inside of the shoe with respect to the arch of the foot that wears it and this is done frequently by various types of arch supports.

For this purpose it is also rather frequent practice for so-called specialists to place in the shank of the shoe as a support for the arch a composition of matter which will build up the arch of the shoe locally as it may be desired for the purpose of better supporting the arch of the foot. This composition is in the nature of a cement composed of several ingredients such as Iasbestos and felt and sponge rubber. This is allowed to set and take a permanent form which will ordinarily be elastic. This composition accumulates dirt and if miladys stocking bears directly on it the stocking will be soiled thereby and will be abraded. Some of this composition can roll or crumble.

To overcome this objectionable feature of the use of a cement insert I have made an invention which consists of adding to the shoe an extra lining made preferably of leather which is fastened in the shoe at the factory and made a permanent part of the shoe. This extra lining is cut to conform with the inside quarter of the shoe to which it is fastened at the upper edge. It also overlaps more or less of the insole of the shoe; more especially at the arch and back part of the shoe. Because it is not fastened in the shoe except at its upper edge this extra lining can be lifted or turned up and the soft cement can be applied locally in the shoe where it may be desired and the extra lining can then be pressed down into place, where it will completely cover and protect the cement or other insert against movement or distortion because the lining will be interposed between the stocking of the foot that wears the shoe and the insert.

Because this insert is placed in the shoe by doctors or foot specialists, etc., and because the insertion of it is in the nature of a prescription, this feature of the shoe will be referred to as a prescription pocket.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawings, described in the specication and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates the right shoe as compared with the left shoe of a pair of shoes in which the 2 outside quarter is cut away from the closing stay to the heel, exposing the inside of the inside quarter of the shoe with the extra lining in place thereon.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2st- 2m of Figure 1 looking down on the inside of the shoe. In this figure the sock lining is omitted.

Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 3:1.'-332 of Figure 1 showing the shoe on a larger scale than the scale used in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the extra lining as it appears before it is inserted in the shoe. The pattern is shown in this figure on a small scale and the shape of it will vary somewhat with the style or shape of the shoe.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings, reference numeral l indicates a shoe having a toe portion 2 and a heel 3 and the usual outsole 4 and the insole 5. The shoe shown in the several figures of the drawings is the right shoe of a pair of shoes and it will be understood that the invention which comprises an extra lining is shown applied to a right shoe but it will also be understood that the invention is applied to the left shoe by being placed therein symmetrical with the position shown in the right shoe.

In Figure 1 the shoe is shown broken away to show the inside of the shoe. That part of .the inside of the shoe that is shown exposed and is not broken away is on that side of the shoe that contacts with the insidepart of the wearers foot and it is on this side of the shoe in both rights and lefts to which the extra lining 6 is attached to form an inverted pocket.

The extra lining 6 is shown in plan view in Figure 4. This extra lining is placed in the shoe so that it covers the quarter lining which extends to the seam Il. The extra lining extends to the upper edge of the shoe and forward to the end of the lace stays. It is fastened to the upper edge of the quarter lining by the seam 1, the rear end of which seam extends down a short distance on the heel skid as indicated at 8. The forward part of the extra lining is attached more or less by the seam S Ialong the edge of the lace stays and it is also held in place by the eyelets Ill, if any. It is also held in place by the seam l l which attaches it to the forward edge of the quarter lining. The quarter lining is cut off preferably at the seam I l instead of extending it in the usual manner beyond the eyelets. This is for the purpose of avoiding unnecessary thickness at the eyelets. The

3 eyelets extend through the extra lining 6. This makes a smooth inside surface or finish of the shoe. This extra lining 6 is not attached to any other part of the shoe and the side and bottom portions of it are loose so that they can be lifted insert and protect the foot or the stocking fromY It Will also be understood that this. extra lining is made preferably of leather and is supplemented by a sock lining which covers it. This sock lining. is ordinarily cemented in place before the shoe leaves the factory. If it is vdesired to insert the cement arch support, the sock lining is easily removed and the extra lining can then be` raised for the purpose of permitting the placing of the cement and after the cement is in place the extra lining is turned `down forming with the shoe a pocket for the cement insert. The sock lining is then put in place in proper position over the-insole and over a portion of the extra lining 6v partially concealing the pocket.

It will also be understood that if an insert is placed on the insole of the shoe. and the foot bears on it directly or through a sock lining With which it will be covered there is a tendency for the insert to move or become out of shape or roll or crumble. Because this extra lining is anchored in the shoe by stitching placed above the bottom of the foot it will better hold the insert in place.

It will also be understood that with the prescription pocket in the shoe, the shoe can be Worn with or without any insert and the pocket; or

extra lining will not alter or distort the appearance of the fitting qualities of the shoe and unsightly appliances are concealed from View.

I claim: Y

1. In a shoe having an upper, a sole and an insole and extra lining fastened at its top to one side 'of the shoe 'on the .inside of theV shoe by a row of stitches placed above the bottom of the shoe, said lining extending around the quarter lining from the lace holes of the shoe to the heel .portion of the shoe said lining being left loose at the bottom and extending half Way over the insole ofthe shoe and being capable of being lifted away .from the insole.

2. In a shoe having an upper, a sole and an insole and extra lining fastened at its top to one side of shoe on the inside of the shoe by a row of stitches placed above the bottom ofthe shoe, said lining extending around the quarter lining from the lace holes of the shoe to the heel portion of the shoe said lining being left. loose at the bottom and extending half Way over the insole of the shoe and said lining constituting -part of a pocket to receive and cover 'a prescription insert placed on the insole.

RICHARD E. KNOWLES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Y r Mar. 19, 1935 

